diff --git a/test/win32ole/test_folderitem2_invokeverb.rb b/test/win32ole/test_folderitem2_invokeverb.rb
index 853b05bed2..07cb9802d6 100644
--- a/test/win32ole/test_folderitem2_invokeverb.rb
+++ b/test/win32ole/test_folderitem2_invokeverb.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ if defined?(WIN32OLE)
       # 
       verbs = @fi2.verbs
       verbs.extend(Enumerable)
+      @cp = WIN32OLE.codepage
+      begin
+        WIN32OLE.codepage = 932
+      rescue
+      end
       @shortcut = verbs.collect{|verb| 
         verb.name
       }.find {|name|
@@ -77,6 +82,7 @@ if defined?(WIN32OLE)
       if @dummy_path
         @fso.deleteFile(@dummy_path)
       end
+      WIN32OLE.codepage = @cp
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/test/win32ole/test_win32ole.rb b/test/win32ole/test_win32ole.rb
index 5c31f1a07f..a79434fee2 100644
--- a/test/win32ole/test_win32ole.rb
+++ b/test/win32ole/test_win32ole.rb
@@ -271,12 +271,14 @@ if defined?(WIN32OLE)
     # end
 
     def test_s_codepage_set
+      cp = WIN32OLE.codepage
       WIN32OLE.codepage = WIN32OLE::CP_UTF8
       assert_equal(WIN32OLE::CP_UTF8, WIN32OLE.codepage)
-      WIN32OLE.codepage = WIN32OLE::CP_ACP
+      WIN32OLE.codepage = cp
     end
 
     def test_s_codepage_changed
+      cp = WIN32OLE.codepage
       fso = WIN32OLE.new("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
       fname = fso.getTempName
       begin
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ if defined?(WIN32OLE)
         end
 
       ensure
-        WIN32OLE.codepage = WIN32OLE::CP_ACP
+        WIN32OLE.codepage = cp
         if (File.exist?(fname))
           File.unlink(fname)
         end